Thousands of gidgee bugs (genus Cepaloplatus) invade
The Longreach Aquatic Centre was closed for much of the day yesterday and an evening Christmas party was cancelled when hundreds of thousands of gidgee bugs (genus Cepaloplatus) invaded the pool area...
View ArticleA pontoon for Birdsville's billabong
A $275,000 pontoon on a local billabong has been officially opened at Birdsville.
View ArticleBarefoot skiing champ shares his top tips
A barefoot waterskiing champion says Western Queensland's rivers are some of the best on which to try out the sport.
View Article95-year-old swimmer: breaking records not hips
George Corones only took up swimming seriously when he turned 80 and has managed to break two world records before his 95th birthday.
View ArticleMore days to stay cool in the Birdsville Pool
Life could soon get much wetter for Olivia O'Neill and her children.
View ArticleThe pool's closed... dam it!
Aspiring swimmers in a western Queensland town have been training in a farm dam while their local pool has been repaired.
View ArticleCleaning up the pool
When you walk through the gates of the Hughenden Aquatic Centre in north west Queensland, a list of club record holders is displayed proudly on a board. Anjeleah Corrigan's name is all over that list.
View ArticleWestern Qld link to Commonwealth Games medal haul
Western Queensland has had a hand in Australia's swimming success at the 2014 Commonwealth Games. Richard Scarce, who is training gold medal winner Cameron McEvoy, began his coaching career in...
View ArticleLifesavers take surf safety message to outback kids
Children living in the outback rarely dip their toes in the ocean but when they do the risks can be great due to the unfamiliarity of the surf. Eager to reduce the danger to bush kids, lifesavers are...
View ArticleFirst swimming coach in more than a decade for outback Queensland town
Swimming is an integral part of Australian life, but for more than a decade it has been a difficult skill to learn in the small outback Queensland town of Ilfracombe. The tiny town in western...
View ArticleMuch-loved Barcaldine local Jenny Lockie remembered with swimathon
This month marks 15 years since well-known Barcaldine local Jenny Lockie passed away from an aggressive form of cancer at just 22 years of age. To honour her memory, and raise money for the foundation...
View ArticleHealthy competition and friendship drives young swimmers in tiny outback...
The Quilpie Swimming Club in south-west Queensland might only have two senior squad members, but what the team lacks in numbers it makes up for in spirit.
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